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A not so long time ago in this galaxy, we asked you to give us your directorial picks for a cast for the original Star Wars: A New Hope if it were made today. You picked and we listened. Here’s who you would have cast: Continue Reading →

In How to Make it as an Actor: Forbes Top 10, we analyzed the relationship of variables to justify how much Forbes’ Top Actors got paid. Although the strongest regression found that the highest paid actors do not have the strongest social media klout, IMDB ranking (which had a strength of .25 out of 1) […] Continue Reading →

Every year, Forbes Magazine releases series of lists ranking moguls on income, popularity, and achievements. Here at MovieNomics, the Forbes List Highest Paid Actors caught our eye. The Average-Joe probably thinks it’s unfair that celebrities get paid as much as they do get paid. A celebrity’s clout can drive a deal to the most insane of […] Continue Reading →

So I recently came across a blog post from Darryl Wharton Rigby, a fellow Chapman University Dodge College of Film & Media Arts alumnus that moved me to write a response. His blog is entitled “The Death of the Internship” and basically talks about how emerging filmmakers need to suck it up and do work […] Continue Reading →

When I went back to grad school for a career change I needed experience in my new field. Today I’m going to discuss my personal experiences as a 28 year old Hollywood intern. The entertainment industry is rough and when you’re a low ball coffee-fetcher, you better check your ego at the door. So, long […] Continue Reading →

What do businesses do when their environment changes rapidly due to unforeseen events? They adapt, otherwise they risk failure and ultimately an early exit from the market. This key business principle is exactly what has recently happened in the movie industry with midnight showings. Can you name 7 of the 10 highest, in terms of […] Continue Reading →

We here at Movienomics take pride in this day, so much pride that we figured time to have a fun post about which movies we think are some of the best ones to watch on this extra long weekend. There are many ways to tackle a list such as this. We could focus on movies […] Continue Reading →

Just when you thought that you had gotten cozy with your AVC (H.264) codec, technological advances with in the horizon are set to change how we experience the content that’s developed on the smaller screens. While updates to HEVC (H.265) are likely to cause the inevitable headaches to workflow, thereby costing you some time […] Continue Reading →

Every once in awhile a new buzzword pops up that becomes the next big thing. Reaganomics, Truthiness, Yolo. Well if it is in fact true that you only live once then pay attention heathen, because you need the skinny on the latest buzzword in entertainment, Transmedia. Don’t be like 20th Century Ted. Be like 21st […] Continue Reading →

As a grandson and a son of people who have been/are in the Motion Picture and Television industry, I have seen from the inside how things tend to work out in Hollywood. I’m going to get right down to it. Jennifer Lawrence is the hottest girl in Hollywood. I am not talking looks here (though […] Continue Reading →

About a week ago the film world was STUNNED to learn that The Purge had won the weekend box office. Yes it beat out the supposed comedy heavyweight “The Internship” that reunited Wedding Crashers Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. How did this movie, with a 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, and produced for a mere $3 […] Continue Reading →

In the past ten years, China has achieved significant economic development. Taking advantage of the low labor cost, China has kept the low-price manufacturing as its advantage in international business. The overseas market demand helped China accumulate its wealth until 2008 when the economic crisis took place in China’s biggest consumer markets Europe and the […] Continue Reading →